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MTAWA, July s-rcPF-Iiu-q Minister Abbott left for London ta- day to help solve the United King. dom's economic ills.

"Clfllde Will co-operate in seek- ins a solution." he said in an in- terview as he boarded a Montreal- bound train. He will fly to London from Montreal tomorrow.

"We are outside the sterling aroa but if the U. K. takes any steps to curtail purchases from the doll.“-

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Coming Events

"See Corran Ban st Seven Mile Bay July 0th.

"Conan Ban Pl i , weds; August 10th. m c mm‘

"Reserve Wednesday, July mtll, Picnic. North Rustico.

"St. Teresa's Tea Party, Wed- nesday. August 10th.

"Dance Long River Hall every Wednesday. Good music.

"Mail your Films to Gunman Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Reserve Thursday, July 14th for Inns Creek Baptist Picnic.

"RMOTVQ Wednesday, August 8rd for Hampshire Church Picnie,

"Clem up day at Brookfleld gfifetory, Friday afternoon. July

"York Strawberry and Ice Cream Pfctivsl in York Hall, Friday, July B h.

"In stock: Cement and Asphalt Shingles. W. I. Bowman, Hunter River.

"Dance in St. Teresa's Hall Wednesday, July dth. Webster's Orchestra.

"Tryon Baptist Church Picnic, Tryon Baptist Hall, Wednesday, Jilly 6th.

"Dance in St. Peter's Hall eveiy Tuesday night. Peters Orchestra,

"Dance. "The Barri’, Montague, Friday. July 8th. New floor. Oliff Lilly's Orchestra.

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"St. Peters present “Bells of Shannon". Little Pond

Hall, Thursday, July 7th.

"Rollo Bay Tes Wednesday, July 0th. The biggest event of the East. Reserve the date.

"Dance, Ice Crearn- Festival, and Bingo, Murray Harbour Rink, Wednesday, July 6th.

"Show. Hunter River tonight. "l3 Rue Madeline", starring Jaimcs Cagney. Show stars 9 P. M.

"Come to open air dance, RAIS- tiooville. July 7th. Music from Charlottetown. Canteen Service.

"Annual Meeting of West River Telephone Co., will be held in Long Creek Hall, June 13th, at. 8 o'clock.

"Hartsville Cemetery Annual Clean-up day, Thursday, July 1th. If not fine, Friday. J . A. Maclnnis. Secretary.

"Seven l It? Wednesday. duly 6, 8.45 pm. Corran Ban‘ present four-act drama. Sale of candy. Dance.

"A Shareholder’: Meeting of the Ploughirig Match Association, Bridgetown Hall. Monday, July 11th, at 5.00 P. M.

"Be with the crowd at Cove- head race track dance. Thursday. Jaly 7th. Music by Melody Boys Orchestra.

"hr s laugh see lied Shelton in the "Puller Brush Man” at Crspaud Iriday, 8.30. Saturday 7.30-9.30. Pastry. Brushes bee.

"CotneJo the Special Dance. Islanders Country Club, Travellers Rest, ‘lnursdsy. July 7th. Good annals. Sound System,

"lee Cream lustful and Dance in niiiott Hall, Thursday, July 7th. Ilsdteiib Orchestra. In sld oi Iilngwood Women's Institute.

° ow in stock. Strawberry boxes. ll ds of D. D. T. Potato Dre! h bugs; also Porno: Potato t and 24D for spraying inus-

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‘Fllotice to farmers: Unloadinl csr of wheat. oats alnd barley. lisselbroolr Station Tuesday and Wednesday morning. I-Isaalhrook

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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARIJOTTETOWN. CANADA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. 1949

NEW DOLLAR-SAVIN G PLAN

Brighter Crop (Pirsspectsi To The Weslil

Find Cuiworm Damage ls Extensive

“WI-Winn damage has been more extensive than was at first thought ""1 W9 VXDect it to continue for at. least another 10 days." stated Mr. F .M. Cannon. officer in the-rte of the Dominion Entomo- logical Laboratories in an inter- view yesterday.

Areas along the north side of the Province from Covehead to East Point. have been affected, specifically Covehead. ‘Iracadie, Mortll and Monticello.

While a number of fields have been cleaned base, the damage has been mostly a general titinning. Mimi’ farmers are having success with the poison bran bait.

Mr. Cannon reports that the ex- lllflments on the Valentine Mac- Intyre farm at Savage Harbour show that the chemicals parathion and chlordane when spread on. the ground gave good contrdl-"but no better than the old-fashioned bran bait." he added.

The chemicals are only at the testing stage and will not become available until fully tested and gp. proved by the Department.

It was noted that the cut-worms left dead on the top of the ground had disappeared. Mr. Cannon be- lieves that the birds were re- sponsible and that the little amount of poison required to kill n cut- worm would have little effect on the birds.

leave For England in Zll-FCMBCIII

HALIFAX, July 5 - (OP) - Two brothers who arrived here a few weeks ago aboard the 4.5.000- ton liner Aquitania set sail for Britain tonight in a 20-foot yacht, They figure it will take them six weeks to reach Dartmouth, Eng- land.

Stanley Smith. 30, and his bro- ther Colin. 2B, of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, received their R. A. F. training in Manitoba and Bask- atehewan during the war. They spent their demob money for the trip to Halifax and thematerlals to build their tiny “'10- The-y put the yacht together in the bow merit of an old theatre here.

The pair curled with them a message from the Mayor of migh- boring Dartmouth to the Chief Magistrate of Dartmouth on the other side.

By HAROLD MORRISON (Canadian Press Staff Writer) OTTAWA, July 5 (GP) -—- Csnada, dipping a toe in the pool of barter trade. is on the verge of deciding whether to take a dive. indications are she may decide to

"Ice Cream and Dance in Eln- ersld Hall, Monday, July 11th. Music by Hickey Brothers. Spon- sored by Mrs. Max Martin and Mrs. W. H. Delghan.

"Reserve July 12th for Ice Cream Social, Bingo and open alr Dance at Roy Beer's Corner, Cherry Val- ley. Sponsored by Cherry Valley Junior Farmers.

"will sii interested in repairing ‘Marshtleld Hall, please meet at Hall. Thursday, July 7th, at 0 A. M. prepared for work. By Order of Committee. .

"Western concert and dance by Western Entertainers featuring Jimmy MacDonald's old-time mu- sic. in Pleasant Grove Friday, July 8 at 0 pm. In aid of school. Also box social.

"Will be’ leadkll hose at the following points each isradsy: Elmer Wigmore. Bradslba-ne, until 11.90 A. I. Bordon Basnall. Hunt" River, until noon. Summerside until 1.80 P. ll. and Kensington until 3 PM. llsoEwen and Carol!!-

"Iinldsdlnf Cedar Shingles at Coivllie Siding. July 5th. All grades finest quality at new low prices. Pres delivery in reasonable quen- . Asphalt Shingles, Cedar Posts and lumber in stock. Phone, writo u oali It. A. llcPhall. New

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Police Chief Beaten By Mob In Ontario Village; Two Other Men Injured

DIDEERONTO, Ont, July 5 ._. (CP)--Polioe patrols tonight main- tained order in this Eastern out. ario town of 1,500 after Police Chief Albert Marks was besieged and beaten and two other men, one a Nova Sootian, were injured in an old-hoime-week mob affray.

Chief Marks is in hospital at Bellevllle, 18 miles west of here, with concussion and head bruises suffered today when he was pre- vented from removing a drunken man from the street.

Elie~witnesses said between 300 and 400 men, most of them from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Indian reserve outside Deseronto, were in- volved in the melee. which clicnax- ed an evening program of an old home week celebration.

Aizcraftaman J. P. Theriault of Hunts County. -N.B., an R. C. A. F. mess orderly, suffered a minor injury when he was hit. in the thigh with the wedding of a blank cartridge fired by the Police Chief as a warning to the mob. He was released from hospital after ob- servatlon.

Joseph S. Maracle, 51-year-old Desemnio Indian resident, was shot in the leg when the angered crowd knocked the Chief to the ground with his revolver in his hand.

Chief Marks identified George Baptiste of Deseronto as the man who first interfered when he at- tempted to take the intoxicated man to s. taxi. Baptiste and Mar- acle, who claimed to be an inno-

cent by-stander, were lodged “in-

jail. Police declined to say what charge would be laid.

The disturbance started shortly after midnight when Marks took the drunk in hand. Baptiste alleg- edly interfered with the officer and others joined in, beating the police chief to the ground.

Chief Marks fired three warn- ing shots and managed to break clear. He ran into the Town Hall where he set up a barricade and summoned police from Kingston, Napanee and Bellsville.

R. C. A. 1". officials at Deser- onto said 'I‘herlault was “only an on-iooker" during the fight and did not accompany the Police Chief inside the Town Hall as re- ported earlier.

Toronto Mon Heads Gyro International

SARANAC INN, N. Y., July 5— (AP)-—-E. Harvey McKinney of Tor- onto has succeeded Leon E. Isaksen, Madison, Wia, as president of Gyro International, a service club organ- ization. McKinney was elected Sat- urday by delegates representing 110 clubs in Canada and the United States. Banff, Alta, was selected for the 1950 convention.

Believe Canada Willi T urn Down Barter Deals

stay out of the water.

Canada has been a rugged be- liever in free trade. Recently with the approval of the Foreign-Ex- change Control Board she started barter deals on s private-industry basis with countries having insuf- ficient dollars to provide currency soichsnge.

The result in some cases, said Government officials in an inter- view today, “has been almost dia- estrous."

They cited the case of'a. British Columbia apples deal last year for Brazilian oranges, Brazilian oranges appeared on the Canadian market and Canadian apples in Brazil.

Whst happened? United States orange growers. said officials, started cutting prices. As a result American oranges appeared on the Canadian market undercutting the price of the Brssiiian product.

British Columbia apple growers. it was understood, took a sharp loss on the deal.

"Barter trade just doesn't pro- vide the solution io our trade prob- lem," said a Government officer. “For one thing trade is too re- strictive and for another deals are not on a big enough scale."

Cansds has almost turned thumbs down on the latest priv- ate industry barter exchange - Spanish oranges for Canadian reli- way equipment.

“How will the Canadian railway company get rid of Spanish oranges in Canada?" said the official.

There bad been a suggestion made. he indicated. that the Span- ish people set up an agency in Canada to dispose of the oranges and than buy the Canadian rail- way equipment with the mono! obtained.

Premier Smollvveod Leaves For Fredericton

HALIFAX. July 5 - (CP) - Promier Joseph Smallwood of Newfoundland left here tonight "just to get a picture" of the Mar» ltime provinces.

He arrived in Halifax last night and later conferred with Premier Angus L. Macdonald of Nova. Sco- tia on closer Maritime collabora- tion. The 48-year-old Premier of Canada's newest Province next will visit Premier John B. McNair of New Brunswick and Premier J. Walter Jones of Prince Edward Is- land.

The Newfoundland Premier said he was here to talk Maritime col- laboration. He would probably dis- cu-ss general policies.

"Newfoundland, he said, "feels that it has a great natural affinity with Nova Scotis, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. We are hoping that our three seaboard neighbors share our feeling of in- terdependence. We are eager to work with them to our mutual ad- vantage within the framework of our Canadian nation."

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Below Average Harvest Looked For In Ontario

OTTAWA, July 5-(CP)-—Recent rains have brought brighter crop P30599015 to the Prairies, the Bur- eau of Statistics reports today, but below-average harvests are expect- ed in Ontario where moisture m..- ditlons are still far from satisfac- tory.

In Manitoba, the bureau said in its fourth of a series of eight tele- graphic reports covering crop con- ditions through Canada, the outlook was generally excellent.

Rains had fallen over wide areas of the Prairies and there was ma- terial improvement in some sec- tions of Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Grasshoppers have been kept in check in all three Prairie Provin- ces. Sawflies are in full flight in

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Island Berries Command Premium At Montreal

Veteran Diiawa Publisher Dies Al Ninety-One

OTTAWA, July 5~(CP)—- P. D.

Journal and one of Canada's old- est working newspaper men died at his home here today. He was 91 years old.

Death had been expected for sev- eral days when Mr. Ross failed to rally from a series of heart at- tacks which had kcpt him inactive for months.

For more than 60 years he was president of the Journal which hc bought a few month; after it was started in 1886. i

Last March he disposed pf the paper to a group of his editorial associates but remained as presi- dent.

Mr. Ross was born in Montreal Jan. 1, 1858,;nd was educated at McGill University as an engineer. But after only a few months in that profession he became a news- paper rep rter and remained one throughou his life.

He was an ardent golfer anti a supporter of athletic activities, par- ticularly organized hockey, gulf and curling.

His parents were Philip Simpson Ross and Christina Chalmers Dans- ken who came to Montreal from Scotland. Mr. Ross was named Phil- lip Dnnsken, for his parents, but io all his great army of friends and associates he was “P. D."

His tall, erect and soldierly fig- ure was familiar to Ottawans and he was a popular after-dinner speaker, noted for his dry wit and his clear understanding of the affairs of the day.

Mr. Ross was married in 1891

to Mary Littlajohn, daughter of the late Col. W. A. Littlejohn of Ply- mouth, N. S. Mrs. Ross died two years ago. There were no child- ren. . Mr. Ross was a promoter of the Canadian Associated Press in 1904 nnd one of the founders of the Canadian Press. He was a former president of the Canadian Daily Newspapers ‘Association. _

He started his newspaper career in 1879 as a SS-a-week reportlr of the Montreal Star and in six months was city editor.

After short periods with the Tor- onto Mnil and Toronto News he re- turned in 1885 as mana h... editor of the Montreal Star. '

In 1886 he bought a half interest in the Ottawa Journal which had been operating only a few months. It cost him $4.000. The next year he completed the purchase with as:- other $4.000.

Last March he turned the news- paper over to a group of Journal men headed by E. Norman Smith, vice-president of the company and Mr. Ross‘ close sssocia for years.

Gov'i Architect To Visii Province

MONCPON, July 5 - so. Gus- tave Brault, chief architect for the Department of Public Works, Otto.- ws, passed through Moneton today on the Ocean Limited of the Canadian lhtionsl Railways on a trip to the Maritime Provinces, in- specting Govcnmant properties. During the course of his tour of the Maritimea he will visit Hali- fax, North Sydney, Chariot own. Saint John, and from Saint John will proceed on to Quebec and Montreal.

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The hot weather has quickly ripened “an exceptionally good" crop of Prince Edward Island strawberries. Growers, shippers and canners are working day and. night to meet the immediate nec- essity of selling and packing the crop,

Yesterday morning, a plane-load of Island strawberries arrived in .Montreai...initiaiins a new market. for the fresh berries. The berries in Montreal sold at a premium of 10 cents a box and were stated by the buyer of one of the biggest chain stores to be the “finest ber- ries in the city this season."

As a result of this success, two more plane-loads of 12,000 boxes left again for Montreal early this morning with a Guardian repro- sentative aboard. One of the new type refrigerator express cars with a capacity of 15.000 boxes is on its way to be loaded for this Mont- real trade on Friday night, and planes will continue to fly daily loads to the Quebec metropolis.

This new market was obtained through the efforts of Messrs. Al- fred H. Brittain and George Ag- new of the D.B. A. Island Indus- tries. This firm is also instrumen- tal in canning the surplus berries, thus providing a ready market for Island growers.

The first of the season, two more plane-loads left early this morning for Boston and will continue dur- ing the season.

Supplying these berries are the two exchanges of the Mt. Stewart and Charlottetown Strawberry Growers Associations. These As- sociations are working in close co- operation snd supplying both the fresh fruit markets in Boston and Montreal as well as the canneries at Jenkins Bros. plant at Summer- side and those at Mt. Stewart.

Plus MacDonald. president of the Mt. Stewart Association told a Guardian representative last evening that some 80 pickers were getting well over 4,000 boxes a day off his seven acres. In their first year of canning, the two As- sociations at Mt. Stewart are em- ploying about 100 who arc pack- ing some 6.000 or 7,000 cases of cans daily. The Summerside plant is canning about the same quant- itiea.

The recently formed Strawberry Growers‘ Exchange. composed of ‘some 60 growers in the vicinity of Charlottetown, are in the thick of the shipping to outside points and expect to handle 200,000 box- es this season.

Malcolm Reeves, president, hlnrl Bslderston. vice-president. and Austin Kennedy, secretary, were all busy yesterday between their

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July 4 Death

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New iligh In ll. S.

CHICAGO. July 5 - (AP) — More persons died violently in the United States during the three-day fourth of July week-end than in any other Independence Day cele- bration period in the country's history.

The final tabulation in a state- by-state survey showed 711 died be- tween 6 p.m. local time Friday and midnight Monday. Of these. 315 were traffic deaths, 256 were drownings and 140 were from mis- cellaneous causes.

The National Safety Council, in a statement hare called the record

toll “shameful and disgraceful."

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HALIFAX, July 5 — (OP) - Trapped inside their stalled ca: on a. railway crossing, Mr. Justice W. L. Hall of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and his wife had a narrow escape tonight when a train struck their vehicle a. glanc- ing blow.

Eye-witnesses said the couple were saved from serious ,injury because only the front end of the car extended onto the tracks. Neither required hospital treat- ment though they received cuts and bruises.

Mr. Justice Hall said he had started over the tracks when he saw the signal. He immediately applied the brakes and attempt- ed to put the car into reverse. The car stalled and the couple was unable to get out before the train hit the vehicle.

Two Airmen Die in Crash

PICTON, Ont., July 5-—(CP)— Two R.C.A.F. men died today in the flaming wreckage of a Harvard training plane which crashed and burned-in a-wheatfield noun-this... Eastern Ontario to\vn 110 miles east of Toronto.

The men _ were Lac. Clifford James Thornton and F0, M. L. Coullng, both of Toronto, perman- ent force members from the R. C. A. R's No. 400 Squadron stationed at Toronto.

Eyewitnesses said the airmen. taking summer training appeared to get into difficulties when their aircraft was at a great height. The plane pitched into a tight spin and plunged earthward. It burst into flames as it crushed.

The flaming wreckage touched off grain fires in surrounding fields and R.C.A.F. firefighters from Mountain View, assisted by some 300 district farmers, fought the flames for two hours before they were brought under control.

News In Brief

OTTAWA, July 5 — (CF) — The Government, in a. letter made pub- lic today, placed responsibility for the east-coast deep-sea. shipping strike on the shoulders of Harry Davis, president of the Canadian Seamerrs Union, and his "associ- ates.“

MONTREAL, July 5 — (GP) —-A spokesman for Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways said tonight the companies have asked railway brotherhoods to send representatives to a meeting here July 13 and I5 to discuss the un- ions’ latest. demands.

LONDON. July 5 — (Reuters) — London river transport workers voted nt an unofficial meeting to- night to support striking London dock workers. 8,484 of whom are idle in a deadlock resulting from the Canadian seamen‘: Union strike.

Forest Fire ' Town Of Bu

HUCHANB. Nfld.. July 6 (Wednesday) - (C?) - A forest fire near this Central Newfound- land mining town blazed out of control early today after being checked yesterday by swarms of firefighters.